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The Chengtian Monastery Pagoda, also known as "Western Pagoda", was built around A.D. 1050 when the Western Xia was at the height of its ower and splendour. The Monastery Pagoda, like Wuwei Huguo Temple and Zhangye Sleeping Buddha in Gansu Puovince is a famous place for Buddhism in Western Xia period. It is 64.5 metres high with 13 storeys. At the eight corners of each storey hangs small bells.Ningxia Museum is in the Monastery. It exhibits many pieces of historical relics of Ningxia, cultural relics of Hui Nationality and also some unearthed relics of Beizhou Dynasty.